tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post8875907423087864532..comments2024-03-28T08:27:02.603-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Callahan Has 13:1 $ Advantage Over BrownBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14374161269955576482013-07-02T14:49:43.200-04:002013-07-02T14:49:43.200-04:00We just had a visit from John Brown on this hazy h...We just had a visit from John Brown on this hazy hot and humid day of July 2'nd and guess what?<br /><br />This lifelong "D" is voting for him, what a nice guy.<br /><br />Bethlehem Twp residentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47323426109739503592013-07-01T02:09:21.384-04:002013-07-01T02:09:21.384-04:00River port. Apollo grill. Wrestling match. Hotel i...River port. Apollo grill. Wrestling match. Hotel in DC. Answer the questions Mayor. Do You need more details? Maybe Joe Kelly and do your talking or your new hired gun BO Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-48260303704082415292013-06-27T21:51:14.887-04:002013-06-27T21:51:14.887-04:00Yeah, I am sure he is shaking after all three of t...Yeah, I am sure he is shaking after all three of them threw their support to McClure. Now they'll support Brown. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-27108892771055349492013-06-27T21:48:41.191-04:002013-06-27T21:48:41.191-04:00I love that picture if Callahan. He has the smilin...I love that picture if Callahan. He has the smiling look of the kid that had one too many concussions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-23006383445008624592013-06-27T19:45:03.372-04:002013-06-27T19:45:03.372-04:00soon time for john to meet with the coaf. soon time for john to meet with the coaf. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1962009256761453282013-06-27T19:43:25.332-04:002013-06-27T19:43:25.332-04:00andy daub will change that soon.he will soon kick ...andy daub will change that soon.he will soon kick in a huge cash flow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-56750658633834437542013-06-27T17:22:02.282-04:002013-06-27T17:22:02.282-04:00anon 4:11 don't worry. The fantasy you speak ...anon 4:11 don't worry. The fantasy you speak of never existed. Other than this blog and the Express news room, no one thought Stoffa's "integrity was unquestioned". It was and often, by many.<br />He has lied and thrown people under the bus to get what he wanted. He is and always has been about himself.<br /><br />Many, many people are glad he is leaving the scene and responsible good government can clean up the mess he has left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-83189673458565884682013-06-27T16:11:05.734-04:002013-06-27T16:11:05.734-04:00Stoffa and his impeccable integrity are departing....Stoffa and his impeccable integrity are departing. Callahan and old style Democrat pay-to-play is back. I couldn't support all of John Stoffa's initiatives and decisions, but his integrity is unquestioned. I really think Callahan is nearly Stoffa's opposite in the integrity department. "You don't know what you got 'til it's gone." Very sad for NorCo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-29214729418964495632013-06-27T14:52:13.928-04:002013-06-27T14:52:13.928-04:00Jim Gentile-Northampton County been very very good...Jim Gentile-Northampton County been very very good to me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-72004320285814280802013-06-27T13:40:25.421-04:002013-06-27T13:40:25.421-04:00It's ALL FOR SALE in Allentown.It's ALL FOR SALE in Allentown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-6340984604335693232013-06-27T07:38:11.147-04:002013-06-27T07:38:11.147-04:00p.s. I don't like Brown, either. But his leve...p.s. I don't like Brown, either. But his level of graft ($7K) doesn't even make a blip on Callahan's radar screen. Money, money, money. Get ready to pay and play in NorCo. <br /><br />Stoffa's gone. NorCo is open for "business" once again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-82915526936212713442013-06-27T07:35:43.798-04:002013-06-27T07:35:43.798-04:00Wow. Pay to play is back in town. If you weren&#...Wow. Pay to play is back in town. If you weren't John's bitch, you'd be ripping him like Pawlowski who only does city business for sizable donations. The earlier comments re: Charlie Dent are accurate. Callahan is an ethical oil slick who won't talk to you without being paid up front.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-40782631801470322932013-06-27T07:33:49.361-04:002013-06-27T07:33:49.361-04:00he is a home reckerhe is a home reckerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-76954436605872752902013-06-27T00:55:14.496-04:002013-06-27T00:55:14.496-04:00So Reibman had a strong financial background? Bec...So Reibman had a strong financial background? Because Callahan dwarfs him in pay to play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-45875368918540766702013-06-27T00:47:55.000-04:002013-06-27T00:47:55.000-04:00I agree Brown is a class act. But anyone who can r...I agree Brown is a class act. But anyone who can raise that kind of money has a pretty strong financial background, too.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-31602625541281475922013-06-27T00:43:21.396-04:002013-06-27T00:43:21.396-04:00John Brown is a class act. He has a strong financi...John Brown is a class act. He has a strong financial background,as opposed to a slick "smoke and mirrors" campaign trail of economical disaster! Our taxes have gone up in Bethlehem,(and John C promised they would go down with the arrival of the Casino),our crime has increased,our city services have been cut,and our Mayor has admitted to fraudulent practices with the city budget!!!! We CAN NOT allow Callahan to abuse our county also!!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-3436480864019007832013-06-27T00:20:05.125-04:002013-06-27T00:20:05.125-04:00anon 11:23, after the Stoffa deals for Ken Mohr an...anon 11:23, after the Stoffa deals for Ken Mohr and Gentile as well as Republican cabinet picks to satisfy his big 2005 Republican donor, change will be refreshing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-83298461687715997562013-06-27T00:14:59.381-04:002013-06-27T00:14:59.381-04:00". Much like with Stoffa, he wants to be able...<em>". Much like with Stoffa, he wants to be able to have courthouse privileges most of us don't have access to."</em><br /><br />I'd love to know just what these special privileges are. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-33347562324212874112013-06-27T00:13:04.539-04:002013-06-27T00:13:04.539-04:008:48 Most of the people I know in the LV Tea Party...8:48 Most of the people I know in the LV Tea Party are good and decent people. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-76664557937607983292013-06-26T23:23:04.693-04:002013-06-26T23:23:04.693-04:00Just means "pay to play " is back after...Just means "pay to play " is back after an 8 year hiatus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-77721300317522623692013-06-26T20:48:34.304-04:002013-06-26T20:48:34.304-04:00Politics is marketed at about a 6th grade reading ... Politics is marketed at about a 6th grade reading level. That is where most people scan or read. Otherwise you wouldn't have the bullshit of both parties flying as high as it does. That is simply a fact. Most people don't understand the difference between conservative and republican. The Tea Party should have figured that it's history is engrained in misbehavior and bullshit. Dressing up like Indians, committing crimes, and then blaming those Indians for those crimes, is exactly what republicans are doing today. If you truly want a Tea Party, come heavy. Today's Indians may just want to slit your throats too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-68652913219593908632013-06-26T19:40:42.549-04:002013-06-26T19:40:42.549-04:00Bernie is trying to preserve a favored "insid...Bernie is trying to preserve a favored "insider" role in the Callahan Admisntration. Much like with Stoffa, he wants to be able to have courthouse privileges most of us don't have access to.<br /><br />His buddy Jim H got him on board but I doubt he will get what he wants. They are playing him like most smart politicians, and will dump him faster than toxic waste after the election.<br /><br />No question the Dent information is still applicable. Bernie just pretends everything is different now. New uniform, new rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-66300807252925418042013-06-26T19:30:33.079-04:002013-06-26T19:30:33.079-04:00Bernie, in fairness, Dent said what he said about ...Bernie, in fairness, Dent said what he said about Callahan and pay-to-play. He also ripped Callahan's fiscal management of Bethlehem as a sham and said Callahan wasn't honest with Bethlehem taxpayers. You reported much of this or shared links to Express and MCall stories about Dent ripping (I believe that was the term used in one headline) Dent. Charlie Dent is a popular fiscal conservative who's voice means something to some of us. His statements were not ancient history, either. They were made just a couple of years ago. Dent is straight shooter who tells it like it is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-52799019282330608042013-06-26T19:01:04.653-04:002013-06-26T19:01:04.653-04:00Sorry to say but our political system is out of co...Sorry to say but our political system is out of control in so so many ways!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-75680239365524899102013-06-26T18:54:12.706-04:002013-06-26T18:54:12.706-04:00It is Brown without an e. Do not confuse him with ...It is Brown without an e. Do not confuse him with Patrick. I agree with Anon 5:59, the sleaze train is loading up with donors ready for the trip to Johnny Casino's Pay-to-Playground in 2014. Hard to believe that you are a fan of honest government Stoffa. But you need your privileged sources in the highest ranks of county government for your blog to survive, so why is anyone surprised about your endorsement?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com